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There was a time when Toyota Prius represented a particular quality and was the poster boy of Toyota Motor Corporation TM (NYSE), but with the advance of Plug-in version what will happen to simple hybrid?

The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat are a couple of the quickest, fastest and most powerful production cars in the world, but if you “need” an extra 793 horsepower from your modern Mopar muscle car – Savage Street Cars in Houston, Texas can lift the output of your Hellcat Hemi to 1,500 horsepower for less than $11k installed.

The folks behind the green car movement have long insisted that cars like the Ford Mustang, the Dodge Challenger and the Chevrolet Camaro would soon be killed off by the pending CAFÉ law expectations of 54.5 miles per gallon in 2025, but with 9 years before that 54.5mpg figure will take affect – the feds are backing down on that lofty figure.

Automakers are trying various tricks to help eek out the last drop of fuel. One example is engine start-stop tech that turns the engine off when at a stop, before restarting when you start moving. It's nice when it works. When it doesn't, that brings up some major issues.

On a recent press junket down to Napa, California, I grabbed the keys to a black on black pre-production 2016 Honda Civic Touring. It remains as “tight” as the first day it rolled off of the transport.

Ford Motor Company has offered up a few news bits of information on the next generation Super Duty pickups coming for 2017, including some numbers which makes the big Ford truck the most capable and the strongest in the heavy duty segment – with the F450 beating the Ram 3500 in towing, hauling and torque output.

Over the past few weeks I have seen a growing number of links to junk news sites insisting that the 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the 2017 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat will be getting more power – but I don’t believe for one second that the mighty Hellcat Hemi will be getting a boost in power so soon after being introduced with 707 horsepower and 650lb-ft of torque.

In early July, we brought you the news that a Nürburgring lap time of 7:23 for the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 had shown up on Wikipedia and after much skepticism over the legitimacy of that time, it has vanished from the Wikipedia list – lending to the belief that the previously discussed lap time was nothing more than a hoax.

Bentley is in the process of trying to decide whether to do another SUV or a production variant of the Speed6 concept, and whether or not to do an electric-only version of the Mulsanne. Seems like the perfect time to add another possible model decision.

Honda's committed to doubling production of the more powerful, safer and greater fuel efficient 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid. Will 30,000 units sold in the next year be enough to mainstream this near premium hybrid sedan? Let's drive!

There are ways you can minimize the battery degradation and range loss on your Tesla Model S, Nissan LEAF or other electric vehicles, but for that you need to know the biggest causes of battery capacity loss.